Over the weekend, they released their manifesto sharing what they stand for and against:

“We are dedicated to the nurturing and uplifting of queer Black people in Ireland.

“We are frequently failed by the structures we exist in and are beholden to – the immigration system, the HSE, educational institutions, workplaces – and we felt it important to create places where queer Black people could air their grievances about these structures without fear of losing their jobs or being deported.”

They plan on running events specifically catered to Ireland’s queer Black community such as talks, workshops, lectures and social gatherings.

The movement is dedicated to becoming a safe haven, “providing respite form homophobic family members and the racist structures we’re forced to navigate”.

In the UK, Black Pride is Europe’s largest celebration for LGBT+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Eastern descent.

In the latest issue of GCN, Marco Dias shared the impact the event had on him as a queer person of colour and spoke to other attendees about why Black Pride is so necessary.

“The amount of trans black brothers and sisters I saw really touched me because they are usually so marginalised. Seeing them celebrating and enjoying themselves around every other nationality, every other colour – that really stayed in my mind.”

To keep up to date with Black Pride Ireland, follow them on Instagram and Twitter.

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